2025–26 Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball team
| 2025–26 Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (1–0 MAAC) |
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| Associate head coach | JR Lynch |
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| Home arena | Draddy Gymnasium |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | – | 4 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merrimack | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 2 | – | 6 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 1 | – | 6 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 MAAC tournament winner As of December 5, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball team represents Manhattan University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaspers, led by third-year head coach John Gallagher, play their home games at Draddy Gymnasium in Riverdale, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Jaspers finished the 2024–25 season 17–14, 12–8 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place.[1] They were defeated by Iona in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament.[2] They received an invitation to the CBI,[3] where they would fall to Incarnate Word in the first round.[4]
Preseason
[edit]On September 30, 2025, the MAAC released their preseason coaches poll. Manhattan was picked to finish fourth in the conference.[5]
Preseason rankings
[edit]| Place | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | Quinnipiac | 158 (8) | |
| 2 | Siena | 152 (3) | |
| 3 | Sacred Heart | 140 (2) | |
| 4 | Manhattan | 133 | |
| 5 | Marist | 115 | |
| 6 | Iona | 104 | |
| 7 | Merrimack | 85 | |
| 8 | Fairfield | 74 | |
| 9 | Mount St. Mary's | 69 | |
| 10 | Rider | 59 | |
| 11 | Saint Peter's | 48 | |
| 12 | Niagara | 26 | |
| 13 | Canisius | 20 | |
| (#) first-place votes | |||
Source:[5]
Preseason All-MAAC Teams
[edit]| Team | Player | Position | Year |
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| First | Devin Dinkins | Guard | Junior |
| Will Sydnor* | Forward | Sophomore | |
| (*) Unanimous selection | |||
Source:[5]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 25, 2025* 2:00 pm |
at Monmouth | L 62–81 | – |
OceanFirst Bank Center (551) West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
St. Joseph's Brooklyn | W 125–59 | 1–0 |
Draddy Gymnasium (717) Riverdale, NY | |||||||
| November 9, 2025* 6:00 pm, B1G+ |
at USC | L 83–114 | 1–1 |
Galen Center (4,378) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| November 12, 2025* 9:30 pm |
vs. Utah Tech OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic |
W 79–75 | 2–1 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
| November 14, 2025* 11:59 pm, ESPN+ |
at Hawai'i OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic |
L 56–86 | 2–2 |
Stan Sheriff Center (4,296) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
| November 15, 2025* 9:30 pm |
vs. Mississippi Valley State OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic |
W 80–73 | 3–2 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
| November 21, 2025* 8:00 pm, SECN+ |
at Texas A&M | L 68–109 | 3–3 |
Reed Arena (7,545) College Station, TX | |||||||
| November 26, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Wagner | L 101–103 OT | 3–4 |
Draddy Gymnasium (1,312) Riverdale, NY | |||||||
| November 29, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Army | L 78–81 OT | 3–5 |
Christl Arena (950) West Point, NY | |||||||
| December 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Fairfield | W 70–66 | 4–5 (1–0) |
Draddy Gymnasium (547) Riverdale, NY | |||||||
| December 7, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Marist | McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||||
| December 13, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Fordham Battle of the Bronx |
Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY | |||||||||
| December 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Furman | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY | |||||||||
| December 21, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Presbyterian | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY | |||||||||
| December 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Rider | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||||
| January 2, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Quinnipiac | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY | |||||||||
| January 4, 2026 TBA, ESPN+ |
at Merrimack | Lawler Arena North Andover, MA | |||||||||
| January 9, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Canisius | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY | |||||||||
| January 11, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Niagara | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY | |||||||||
| January 14, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Fairfield | Leo D. Mahoney Arena Fairfield, CT | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Siena | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY | |||||||||
| January 19, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Quinnipiac | M&T Bank Arena Hamden, CT | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Iona | Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY | |||||||||
| January 30, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Rider | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY | |||||||||
| February 1, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Mount St. Mary's | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD | |||||||||
| February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Saint Peter's | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Sacred Heart | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY | |||||||||
| February 13, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Niagara | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | |||||||||
| February 15, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Canisius | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY | |||||||||
| February 20, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Marist | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY | |||||||||
| February 27, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Saint Peter's | Run Baby Run Arena Jersey City, NJ | |||||||||
| March 1, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Iona | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY | |||||||||
| MAAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 5–10, 2026 ESPN+ |
vs. | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
- ^ "Dejour Reaves scores 28 to help Iona defeat Manhattan 77-65 in MAAC Tournament quarterfinal". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
- ^ "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
- ^ "Incarnate Word Basketball Defeat Manhattan In First Game Of CBI". FloHoops. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Quinnipiac Voted as MAAC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll Favorites". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Manhattan University Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
- ^ "Manhattan Jaspers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 11, 2025.